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In the 1901 Iowa State Senate elections Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators traditionally serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate. However, under the Biennial Elections law enacted in 1904 by the Iowa General Assembly, the senators elected in 1901 served an additional fifth year (until the 1906 elections) to accommodate the transition to holding elections on even-numbered years.
A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1901 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly.
The 1901 elections occurred before primary elections were established in Iowa by the Primary Election Law in 1907. The general election took place on November 5, 1901.
Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa Senate with 35 seats to Democrats' 15 seats.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 11 Senate seats.
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1901 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 39 seats and Democrats having 11 seats (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans). However, during the twenty-ninth session of the Iowa General Assembly, the senators decided in March 1902 to decertify Democrat Joseph Martin Emmert of district eighteen and replace Emmert with Republican James E. Bruce, thus flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control. Therefore, Republicans held an advantage of 40 seats to Democrats' 10 seats in 1902 following the installation of Mr. Bruce.

## Summary of Results

* Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
| State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| 1st | David Arthur Young | Dem | David Arthur Young | Dem |
| 7th | William Eaton | Rep | Lester W. Lewis | Rep |
| 9th | William Corse McArthur | Rep | Frederick Norton Smith | Dem |
| 10th | Amos Norris Alberson | Dem | John Alex Young | Rep |
| 12th | William Robinson Lewis | Rep | John Tinley Brooks | Rep |
| 13th | William Anderson McIntire | Dem | Samuel Houston Harper | Rep |
| 18th | Joseph Martin Emmert | Dem | Joseph Martin Emmert | Dem |
| 18th | Joseph Martin Emmert | Dem | James E. Bruce | Rep |
| 20th | George Marion Titus | Rep | Fred M. Molsberry | Rep |
| 21st | William C. Hayward | Rep | William C. Hayward | Rep |
| 22nd | John Lowry Wilson | Dem | John Lowry Wilson | Dem |
| 29th | Joseph R. Gorrell | Dem | Frederick Louis Maytag | Rep |
| 30th | Thomas Abbott Cheshire | Rep | Cassius Clay Dowell | Rep |
| 34th | Lemuel Rose Bolter | Dem | Ernest Lincoln Hogue | Rep |
| 35th | Thomas Francis Nolan | Dem | Phineas W. Crawford | Rep |
| 37th | Joseph Wallace | Rep | Fred Carlton Hartshorn | Rep |
| 38th | Charles W. Mullan | Rep | Orlando Billings Courtright | Rep |
| 42nd | Dennis Aloysius Lyons | Dem | Dennis Aloysius Lyons | Dem |
| 44th | William Burton Perrin | Rep | Edmund Cole Spaulding | Rep |
| 45th | Emlen G. Penrose | Rep | William Perry Whipple | Rep |
| 48th | Warren Garst | Rep | Warren Garst | Rep |
| 50th | Parley Finch | Rep | Edward King Winne | Rep |
Source:

## Detailed Results

* NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1901 are not listed here.

### District 1

Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David A. Young (incumbent) | 3,514 | 50.54% |
| | Republican | Joseph Fry | 3,355 | 48.25% |
| | Prohibition | E. E. Lowe | 84 | 1.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,953 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 7

Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lester W. Lewis | 4,123 | 56.40% |
| | Democratic | B. I Cavender | 2,888 | 39.51% |
| | Prohibition | C. H. Barnhill | 299 | 4.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,310 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 9

Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred N. Smith | 3,185 | 50.38% |
| | Republican | Wilson B. Williams | 2,790 | 44.13% |
| | Socialist | J. O. Beebe | 240 | 3.80% |
| | Prohibition | Frank Stocking | 107 | 1.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,322 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 10

Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Alex Young | 4,556 | 56.87% |
| | Democratic | Amos Norris Alberson (incumbent) | 3,061 | 38.21% |
| | Prohibition | James H. Scull | 394 | 4.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,011 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | J. T. Brooks | 4,908 | 57.02% |
| | Democratic | Thomas Geneva | 3,699 | 42.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,607 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 13

Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | S. H. Harper | 3,703 | 49.35% |
| | Democratic | W. A. McIntire (incumbent) | 3,628 | 48.35% |
| | Socialist | James M. Winn | 172 | 2.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,503 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 18

Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | J. M. Emmert (incumbent) | 4,041 | 50.01% |
| | Republican | James E. Bruce | 4,040 | 49.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,081 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
* J. M. Emmert received certificate of election. James E. Bruce contested the election of Mr. Emmert and the Senate, on March 14, 1902, decided the contest in favor of Mr. Bruce. Therefore, Mr. Emmert was unseated and Mr. Bruce was installed.

### District 20

Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | F. M. Molsberry | 4,596 | 57.75% |
| | Democratic | E. M. Warner | 3,189 | 40.07% |
| | Prohibition | J. S. Tussey | 174 | 2.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,959 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 21

Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | W. C. Hayward (incumbent) | 4,533 | 50.38% |
| | Democratic | William Theophilus | 4,048 | 44.99% |
| | Socialist | Hugo Struck | 416 | 4.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,997 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 22

Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John L. Wilson (incumbent) | 4,201 | 52.65% |
| | Republican | George D. McDaid | 3,465 | 43.43% |
| | Socialist | Karl Rick | 313 | 3.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,979 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 29

Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred L. Maytag | 3,529 | 58.98% |
| | Democratic | Adam M. Harrah | 2,454 | 41.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,983 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | C. C. Dowell | 8,752 | 69.39% |
| | Democratic | R. B. Parrott | 3,020 | 23.94% |
| | Prohibition | C. H. Gordon | 646 | 5.12% |
| | Socialist | A. D. Pugh | 195 | 1.55% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,613 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 34

Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ernest L. Hogue | 6,719 | 53.84% |
| | Democratic | John T. Carey | 5,761 | 46.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,480 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 35

Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | P. W. Crawford | 4,677 | 48.56% |
| | Democratic | Thomas F. Nolan (incumbent) | 4,649 | 48.27% |
| | Socialist | W. D. Wilbur | 305 | 3.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,631 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 37

Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Fred Carlton Hartshorn | 5,898 | 75.30% |
| | Democratic | Irvin A. Stroup | 1,935 | 24.70% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,833 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 38

Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Orlando Billings Courtright | 4,297 | 66.63% |
| | Democratic | Ransom Bailey | 2,152 | 33.37% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,449 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 42

Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dennis Aloysius Lyons (incumbent) | 3,828 | 50.34% |
| | Republican | E. P. Johnson | 3,619 | 47.59% |
| | Prohibition | C. H. Graves | 158 | 2.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,605 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 44

Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Edmund Cole Spaulding | 3,457 | 51.64% |
| | Democratic | W. S. Prouty | 3,133 | 46.80% |
| | Prohibition | L. J. Keyes | 105 | 1.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,695 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | W. P. Whipple | 5,821 | 55.85% |
| | Democratic | Albert E. Jackson | 4,367 | 41.90% |
| | Prohibition | H. L. Bassett | 235 | 2.25% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,423 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 48

Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Warren Garst (incumbent) | 5,418 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,418 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 50

Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1901 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Edward King Winne | 4,111 | 74.14% |
| | Democratic | Elwood Price Layman | 1,434 | 25.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,545 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
* ↑ The twenty-ninth Iowa General Assembly enacted the Joint Resolution No. 5: Biennial Elections law in 1904 moving general elections to even-numbered years. Prior to this amendment to the Iowa constitution, elections to the state senate were held in odd-numbered years. The law stipulates: "Add as section 16, to article 12 of the constitution (of the state of Iowa), the following: The first general election after the adoption of this amendment shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and six, and general elections shall be held biennially thereafter...members of the general assembly whose successors would otherwise be chosen at the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of office of senators whose successors would otherwise be chosen in the year one thousand nine hundred and seven are hereby extended one year and until their successors are elected and qualified..."
* ↑ Democrat J. M. Emmert was originally declared the winner of the 1901 general election in the eighteenth senatorial district. Emmert received certificate of election and served until March 1902. However, Republican James E. Bruce contested the election of Mr. Emmert and the Senate, on March 14, 1902, decided the contest in favor of Mr. Bruce. The senators thereby removed Mr. Emmert and replaced him with Mr. Bruce, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.
* 1 2 3 Originally, incumbent Democrat Joseph Martin Emmert was declared the victor of the general election in the 18th senatorial district. Emmert would continue to serve in the Iowa Senate until March 13, 1902. However, Republican James E. Bruce contested the election results. The state senators decided in Bruce's favor, removed Emmert, and installed Bruce in the seat, thereby flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control.